This was just a jocular comment. Have a life: bring Tim Hunt back.
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Sir Francis Marion
11 years ago
Utterly ridiculous!
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Gilbert Hall
11 years ago
Let common sense prevail and a good man be allowed to carry on doing valuable work.
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Bill Earnshaw, FRS, FMedSci,FRSE
11 years ago
Tim's statement was stupid, but a public apology and explanation of his excellent record on equality issues should be enough
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Pete Peterson
11 years ago
Most people say his words were ill advised. No they weren't. So he made some comments about females in the work place. So what? I've worked with many women who hate working with other women. It's a recurring theme amongst women.
The people that forced him to resign need to grow some balls.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Of course, he should have been more careful when joking, but he's a scientist, who has never engaged in any actual anti-female activity so far as we know.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Universities used to hold the prestigious reputation of being the beacon of light for all mankind; the instrument through which we would spread and encourage tolerance, intelligence, and pure reason. The cyber-"activists" are helping to erode that and usher in a new dark age where the lynch mob doesn't even have to get out of their seat.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Let common sense prevail. For once.
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Mark Edwards
11 years ago
beyond parody, a ridiculous over-reaction to a slightly clumsy light hearted short notice lunchtime speech to a lunch of ALL WOMEN science journalists - just imagine the outrage at an ALL MENS' lunch!
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Dr R Taylor
11 years ago
Another nail in the coffin of independent academia and blatant double standards - even if UCL don't run Goldsmiths.
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Prakash
11 years ago
Tim Hunt is my hero. I want him back in Science.
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Gary Kemmer
11 years ago
the people who sacked him shuld be sacked
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Anonymous
11 years ago
I am a feminist, and I think it is wrong to accuse Sir Tim Hunt of being a sexist, let alone bully him into resigning over a bad joke.
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Ulrich Schnier
11 years ago
Feminism nowadays feels more and more like the middle ages ... with witch hunts and burning at the stake.
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Jian Zhang
11 years ago
Anyone, whether a man or a woman, is entitled to his/her opinion. Mr. Hunt has a right to say what he thinks is correct in a civilized manner, let alone he was just joking.
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Mall Stålhammar
11 years ago
As a professor emerita, I have heard many stupid remarks about men from women. Nothing ever happened. Scientists should put science first.
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John A. deLaubenfels
11 years ago
It is a travesty when pea-brained people nursing their outrage bring down a man with real talent and skill.
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Jo Vik
11 years ago
Sad how few ignorant but loud people can destroy anyone nowadays.
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Robert McLendon
11 years ago
Please don't let the thought police destroy a scientist's career.
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roy stevenson
11 years ago
why do we have to make excuses/apologies for his comments,It was a Joke/light hearted comment and a little bit of fun.
This was just a jocular comment. Have a life: bring Tim Hunt back.
Utterly ridiculous!
Let common sense prevail and a good man be allowed to carry on doing valuable work.
Tim's statement was stupid, but a public apology and explanation of his excellent record on equality issues should be enough
Most people say his words were ill advised. No they weren't. So he made some comments about females in the work place. So what? I've worked with many women who hate working with other women. It's a recurring theme amongst women. The people that forced him to resign need to grow some balls.
Of course, he should have been more careful when joking, but he's a scientist, who has never engaged in any actual anti-female activity so far as we know.
Universities used to hold the prestigious reputation of being the beacon of light for all mankind; the instrument through which we would spread and encourage tolerance, intelligence, and pure reason. The cyber-"activists" are helping to erode that and usher in a new dark age where the lynch mob doesn't even have to get out of their seat.
Let common sense prevail. For once.
beyond parody, a ridiculous over-reaction to a slightly clumsy light hearted short notice lunchtime speech to a lunch of ALL WOMEN science journalists - just imagine the outrage at an ALL MENS' lunch!
Another nail in the coffin of independent academia and blatant double standards - even if UCL don't run Goldsmiths.
Tim Hunt is my hero. I want him back in Science.
the people who sacked him shuld be sacked
I am a feminist, and I think it is wrong to accuse Sir Tim Hunt of being a sexist, let alone bully him into resigning over a bad joke.
Feminism nowadays feels more and more like the middle ages ... with witch hunts and burning at the stake.
Anyone, whether a man or a woman, is entitled to his/her opinion. Mr. Hunt has a right to say what he thinks is correct in a civilized manner, let alone he was just joking.
As a professor emerita, I have heard many stupid remarks about men from women. Nothing ever happened. Scientists should put science first.
It is a travesty when pea-brained people nursing their outrage bring down a man with real talent and skill.
Sad how few ignorant but loud people can destroy anyone nowadays.
Please don't let the thought police destroy a scientist's career.
why do we have to make excuses/apologies for his comments,It was a Joke/light hearted comment and a little bit of fun.